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Sports Management Schools

There are 436 accredited sports management schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of sports management classes at one of these schools, you play a crucial role in shaping the future of this growing field. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the sports management academic community and the future trends. Academia in sports management includes sports management training at the following levels:

Sports Management Certificate

Associates degree in Sports Management

Bachelors degree in Sports Management

Masters degree in Sports Management

PhD degree in Sports Management

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Sports management professionals

326,390

356,690

365,460

369,170

342,960

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In the year 2010, there were 342,960 sports management professionals working in the US. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of sports management professionals has grown by 5%.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%.

National Salary percentiles for Sports management professionals

10th percentile

$49,970

25th percentile

$68,790

50th percentile

$96,450

75th percentile

$126,260

90th percentile

$156,020

In 2010, the median salary earned by sports management professionals around the nation, was $96,450 per year. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for sports management professionals in the US was 50% more than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Sports Management

$82,490

$86,680

$90,230

$92,600

$96,450

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Light Blue: Salaries

Between the years 2006 and 2010, salaries for sports management professionals have grown by 17%.

Educational Trends

National Sports Management Student enrollment growth by degree

265

286

327

363

543

3,908

4,465

5,167

5,559

5,802

12

11

1

16

15

1,219

1,349

1,497

1,685

2,118

121

132

174

159

143

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Sports Management

Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management

Red: Doctorates Degree in Sports Management

Light blue: Master's Degree in Sports Management

Grey: Certificate in Sports Management

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for sports management professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In the US, 5,525 students graduated from sports management degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 8,621 students graduated from sports management schools.

This represents a 56% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from sports management courses is greater than the 12% growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general.

Sports Management Programs offered Nationwide

associate

46

bachelor

300

master

75

doctor

3

Certificate

22

Total

446

As student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering sports management programs has decreased. In 2006 there were 359 sports management schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 436 schools.

Sports Management Faculty Salaries

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